South Hill is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 4,881 people and three associated neighborhoods, South Hill is the 129th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, South Hill is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Hill is a town of professionals, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Hill who work in architecture and engineering (13.43%), healthcare (12.32%), and teaching (9.15%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of South Hill spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.49 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small town, South Hill does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in South Hill who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.07% of adults in South Hill have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in South Hill in 2022 was $39,665, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,660 for a family of four. However, South Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. South Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call South Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Hill residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in South Hill include English, German, African, Irish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in South Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
